Random music news for Monday, October 24, 2022
A smartphone could predict your risk of dying within five years (Hint: It has to do with your walking speed.) Obsess about that later. There’s music news for October 24, 2022, to be read.
- Another country has pulled out of Eurovision 2023. Why? They can’t afford to go because of money lost from Russia being banned because they invaded Ukraine.
- Why isn’t the music industry calling out Kanye on his antisemitic comments? Discuss.
- Meanwhile, Kanye keeps losing big business relationships. That includes Vogue distancing itself.
- “The 25 Best Emo Songs of All Time.” Discuss.
- “How merch saved the music industry.” Discuss that, too.
- And are these the most annoying songs of all time?
- Brands like Pepsi and McDonald’s are now creating their own songs for TikTok. Here’s why.
- There have been two settlements in the many Astroworld lawsuits.
- GOD, MIKE! NO!
- Here’s another critique of Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy.
- An AC/DC movie? It’s possible.
- The “Pepsi Music Lab?” Yep.
- Don’t any of these artists feel…icky for agreeing to appear at a Saudi music festival?
- Ozzy: The comic book.
- Pass.
- Are you an artist who needs to create a Wikipedia page? Start here.
- This guy has spent more than US$120,000 on plastic surgery so he can look more like Britney Spears.
- Did you know this about Bob Geldof? (Via John)
- Today is Drake Chicken Day in Toronto.
BONUS: The floppy disc lives!
BONUS BONUS: Plan on getting drunk at the World Cup in Qatar? You’ll be sent to a “special zone” to sober up.